Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Box Butte 
Boyd 
Brown 
Buffalo 
Burt 
Butler 
Cass 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
466 
266 
328 
1,046 
560 
840 
731 
2007 
466 
259 
292 
949 
549 
809 
682 
$1,000, 2012 
243,806 
54,040 
178,725 
284,606 
188,431 
207,517 
115,723 
2007 
161,457 
37,599 
158,746 
197,964 
108,486 
123,458 
58,519 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
523,188 
203,156 
544,895 
272,090 
336,484 
247,044 
158,308 
2007 
346,474 
145,170 
543,649 
208,602 
197,607 
152,606 
85,805 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
236 
140 
101 
593 
408 
566 
512 
2007 
311 
163 
129 
599 
394 
556 
476 
$1,000, 2012 
23,299 
3,398 
6,469 
35,742 
22,448 
21,075 
17,788 
2007 
14,214 
2,042 
4,374 
22,114 
10,506 
10,976 
7,076 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
274 
157 
123 
678 
434 
556 
520 
2007 
247 
137 
123 
586 
381 
532 
433 
$1,000, 2012 
11,110 
1,648 
1,793 
14,237 
11,227 
11,274 
1 1 ,293 
2007 
7,136 
830 
1,531 
8,397 
5,440 
6,102 
4,788 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
246 
151 
105 
587 
404 
532 
478 
2007 
255 
148 
112 
554 
356 
507 
416 
$1,000, 2012 
14,392 
3,075 
3,310 
21,593 
17,464 
19,345 
18,756 
2007 
7,919 
1,400 
2,093 
13,700 
8,527 
9,780 
8,867 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
132 
113 
128 
344 
97 
236 
151 
2007 
108 
123 
115 
282 
133 
199 
100 
$1,000, 2012 
71,005 
13,089 
66,746 
45,876 
32,099 
17,197 
2,250 
2007 
45,715 
12,037 
74,692 
45,803 
27,736 
21,983 
1,745 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
87 
82 
90 
239 
69 
161 
84 
2007 
65 
101 
78 
198 
79 
133 
56 
$1,000, 2012 
2,840 
967 
2,921 
6,192 
568 
2,923 
474 
2007 
666 
1,643 
1,463 
5,472 
903 
4,576 
366 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
68 
46 
59 
157 
45 
110 
96 
2007 
58 
47 
52 
126 
70 
99 
62 
$1,000, 2012 
68,165 
12,123 
63,825 
39,684 
31,531 
14,274 
1,776 
2007 
45,050 
10,394 
73,229 
40,331 
26,833 
17,407 
1,378 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
236 
212 
248 
611 
201 
410 
333 
2007 
178 
157 
155 
469 
198 
316 
265 
$1,000, 2012 
40,575 
12,246 
58,297 
41,364 
32,793 
33,387 
4,177 
2007 
27,716 
5,966 
40,075 
23,181 
13,193 
17,455 
1,669 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
442 
255 
321 
973 
525 
791 
690 
2007 
460 
253 
283 
927 
542 
790 
667 
$1,000, 2012 
10,891 
3,275 
6,573 
20,073 
6,799 
11,353 
6,872 
2007 
7,204 
2,699 
5,612 
13,336 
5,233 
7,286 
3,955 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
350 
218 
269 
715 
441 
647 
569 
2007 
293 
173 
178 
675 
345 
538 
362 
$1,000, 2012 
10,100 
1,028 
2,171 
7,772 
2,483 
4,980 
1,668 
2007 
6,207 
609 
1,824 
4,481 
1,750 
2,885 
939 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
382 
242 
273 
835 
495 
738 
625 
2007 
429 
242 
260 
873 
510 
738 
611 
$1,000, 2012 
11,149 
2,724 
6,033 
18,478 
8,605 
13,360 
8,349 
2007 
8,842 
2,242 
5,863 
12,405 
5,648 
8,219 
4,855 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
151 
93 
117 
320 
228 
273 
212 
2007 
137 
85 
93 
291 
170 
250 
148 
$1,000, 2012 
10,659 
1,185 
4,106 
10,220 
6,676 
6,960 
3,873 
2007 
7,974 
1,038 
4,210 
7,767 
4,151 
4,219 
1,995 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
61 
27 
50 
131 
64 
60 
52 
2007 
61 
17 
27 
99 
32 
51 
28 
$1,000, 2012 
1,648 
205 
381 
1,326 
429 
643 
439 
2007 
1,130 
96 
308 
532 
197 
276 
108 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
162 
82 
100 
362 
199 
269 
245 
2007 
145 
75 
71 
273 
157 
209 
165 
$1,000, 2012 
3,794 
847 
1,213 
5,006 
2,927 
2,236 
4,562 
2007 
3,392 
445 
763 
2,882 
1,145 
1,361 
1,139 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
211 
154 
176 
468 
279 
390 
275 
2007 
161 
142 
151 
414 
220 
326 
225 
$1,000, 2012 
11,447 
4,820 
8,746 
26,795 
21,237 
24,360 
15,369 
2007 
6,768 
2,962 
6,630 
16,681 
11,557 
13,354 
8,685 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
61 
14 
18 
113 
75 
85 
67 
2007 
60 
18 
25 
93 
53 
55 
60 
$1,000, 2012 
2,282 
88 
349 
3,099 
922 
1,249 
428 
2007 
1,152 
155 
472 
1,785 
443 
532 
499 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
263 
158 
191 
527 
338 
459 
350 
2007 
229 
144 
144 
481 
277 
387 
251 
$1,000, 2012 
7,066 
1,869 
3,883 
9,140 
5,304 
7,167 
6,646 
2007 
5,139 
2,110 
3,024 
9,371 
4,371 
6,811 
4,367 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
189 
118 
127 
374 
237 
340 
240 
2007 
174 
101 
104 
346 
202 
296 
187 
$1,000, 2012 
3,711 
1,181 
2,458 
5,961 
3,363 
4,710 
4,512 
2007 
2,740 
1,195 
1,528 
4,745 
2,383 
4,078 
2,994 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
195 
100 
125 
318 
236 
293 
236 
2007 
153 
99 
91 
338 
195 
274 
158 
$1,000, 2012 
3,354 
688 
1,426 
3,179 
1,941 
2,457 
2,133 
2007 
2,399 
915 
1,496 
4,626 
1,989 
2,733 
1,372 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
438 
254 
283 
938 
517 
791 
663 
2007 
417 
235 
250 
838 
505 
746 
618 
$1,000, 2012 
4,208 
2,168 
3,207 
8,794 
6,119 
7,820 
7,174 
2007 
3,046 
1,529 
2,124 
5,347 
3,955 
5,227 
4,287 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
318 
198 
221 
730 
427 
604 
469 
2007 
346 
184 
193 
677 
397 
561 
430 
$1,000, 2012 
10,180 
2,375 
5,449 
15,092 
10,901 
25,109 
6,079 
2007 
7,904 
1,439 
5,151 
10,180 
4,635 
6,992 
3,544 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
279 
168 
178 
656 
399 
551 
447 
2007 
274 
137 
158 
577 
321 
480 
393 
$1,000, 2012 
14,327 
4,353 
8,933 
24,419 
13,158 
21,113 
15,084 
2007 
9,134 
3,003 
5,128 
13,813 
8,468 
9,438 
6,092 
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276 Nebraska 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
